Removable garment pad



April l, 19471 O. E. JAY ETAL REMovABLE GARMENT PAD Filed 001.. 30, 1945 Patented Api@ l, 1947 `4111x1111|3 STATES PATE Nrf orales Osa'E. Jay and Elaine Gildersleeve, 4 hington, D. C. i

Application october so. 1945, serai No. 625.468'

s claim. (c1. z-zs) Was i 'provided with- I5. The casing movable pad is 'placed and held in position with- 1 out employing stitching or other auxiliary anchoring means for the pad.

' Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appear throughout the following speciiication and claims.

In the drawing: Y

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the shoulder and sleeve portion of a gar` ment showing the pad in position, certain parts being shown in section;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Figurel;

Figure 3 isa perspective view of the pad and casing in assembled relation;

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the pad and casing, certain parts being shown in section;

Figure '5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a top vplan view of the pad removed from the casing; I

l Figure 7 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 'I-1 of Figure 4, the pad being shown partly in end elevation y Figure 8 is a perspective view of the casing, the pad being shown in dotted lines and folded for insertion into the casing:

Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional view through the shoulder portion and sleeve of a garment illustrating the manner of stitching the casing to the garment for removably supporting the pad which pad is shown inposition within the casi118:

Figure 10 is a similar sectional'view with the pad removed;

Figure i1 is a sectional view similar to Figure 1, illustrating the position of the pad when extending in a sleevesupporting position.

By referring to the drawing, it will be seen that IIJ designates the shoulder portion of a garment to which the sleeve II is secured in the conventional manner. The present invention consists of a easing I2 which is adapted to be secured to the garment in a selected manner, and a ref l 2 'movable pad vI3 which is supported within the casing I2. The casing |245 preferably triangular in shape. as shown, and is formed to provide an envelope, the rear edge of which is stitched together^ to provide a projecting seam Il. The casing I2 tapers toward its front edge and is a restricted pad-receiving opening y I2 is selectively secured to the garment in the manner shown in Figure 1 to extend over the shoulder away from' the sleeve. or as that shown in Figure 11 to extend into the top of the sleeve 'away from the shoulder.. The

sides oi the casing I2 diverge outwardly toward the rear seam I4 thereby providing ataipering pocket into which the triangular pad I3 fits. The seam I4 is preferably stitched to one part of the seam which joins the sleeve to the garment to extend the casing I2 selectively under the shoulder portion or into the sleeve of the 'garment. The casing I2 is also tacked, as at` I6, to the shoulder portion of the garment when in the position shown in Figure l, or istacked, as at I 3" to the sleeve Il'l when in the position shown in Figure l1, so as to anchor the casing I2 near its opening.

The triangular pad I3 is preferably stitched, as at I'I, around its edges and transversely, as at I8, adjacent its apex I9 to hold the padding material'in` place and prevent this material from crowding toward one corner of the pad I3. The

pad I3 may be inserted into the casing I2 through the opening I5 in any desired manner, either by folding the ends of the pad under in the manner shown in dotted lines in Figure 8, or by inserting one corner through the opening I5 and crumpling the pad so as to reduce its area to a size to fit through the opening I5, After the pad I3 has been inserted into the casing I2, the pad is straightened out to lie fiat and snugly within the casing I2 in a manner shown in Figure 4.

The tapering shape of the pad I3 fitting with I in the tapering casing I2 will cause the nada-I3 to be retained within the vcasing I2,. sincczo'nly" the apex I 9 of the pad I3 will protrude throughil the restricted opening' I5 and beyond the end' ofl the casing I2. Since the casing I2 is stitched to,l

the garment, the casing I2 will remain attached' to the ga'rment while it is being laundered yor\ cleaned. The pad I3 is removed from the casing I2 simply by pulling thc pad I3 through the opening I5 out of the casing I2. The pad I3 may be .replaced within casing I2 after the garment has been cleaned, and in this way the garment is ready for wear without the necessity of stitching or otherwise anchoring the pad in position.

It should be understood that the casing I2 and the pad I3 may be changed as to shape, or desizn, without departing from the spirit of the invention so longfas these changes fall within* the scope of the appended claims. One form or design has been illustrated and one important feature is the casing I2 which is provided to be permanently attached to the garment for supportinga removable flexible pad I3, which pad is retained within the casing I2 because of the -restricted opening I5, and because of the taper-` ing shape of the pad and casing. It has been found quite important to cut the material forming t'ne casing I2 so that the longitudinal threads will run parallel to the shoulder seam of the garment when attached thereto to prevent the casing from twisting while laundering, and more particularly to cause the casing and pad to conform to the contour of the shoulder and to hold the casing in its proper place-see Figure 4. The

, cloth of the pad I3 is so cut as to cause the longitudinal or warp threads to extend diagonally or on the bias to facilitate the insertion of the pad into the casing. l

From the. foregoing description it will be seen that a very simple and efllcient removable garment pad has been lproduced wherein the casing or envelope is fixed to the garment and may be laundered with the garment. The removable pad I3 is so constructed as to be easily and quickly removed from or inserted into the casing or envelope I2. The pad I3 may be easily folded, rolled, or flexed to be inserted into the opening I5 and to be pulled easily and quickly through the openingY from the casing. Because of this structure the garment when laundered or cleaned may quickly dry and may be quickly and efficiently ironed without interference by the pad due to a bulky structure since the pad is removed and may be quickly and easily replaced. The casing will shield the pad from contact with the body of the wearer over a major portion of the length of the pad and if it is desired to launder the-pad, this may be done separately.

It should be noted that thev pad is of substantially the same configuration as the casing and' fits snugly within the casing when lying flat therein, a portion of the pad projecting beyond and through the restricted opening' which is formed in the casing. l

Having described the invention, what is claimed RS 116W lSZ 1. A shoulder pad for garments comprising a flexible pad member, a pad member-containing casing having a wide portion and a relatively narrow portion, the relatively narrow portion being spaced from said wide portion, said relatively narrow Yportion having a pad member-receiving and ejecting opening, the opening being smaller than said pad member, the pad member being insel-table when flexed through the opening and the pad member beingremovable through said opening when the pad member is flexed, the pad member being adapted to normally lie flat and snug in said casing, and the narrow portion of the casing constituting means to hold the pad member against accidental removal from said casing while lying flat in said casing.

2. A shoulder pad for-garments comprising a "triangular casing having a 'closed wide portion and a narrow forward portion, the narrow portion having a narrow restricted opening therein of less width than the wide portion, a removable flexible pad member mounted within said casing and having a wide portion and a narrow restricted portion, the pad member when flexed being insertable through said restricted opening and lying flat and tting snugly within said casing when inserted in said casing, the wide portion of the pad member being wider than the restricted opening of the casing thereby providing means for holding the pad member against accidental removal from said casing while at the same time being forcibly removable through said opening when the pad member is flexed.

3. A shoulder pad for garments 'comprising a casing having a closed wide portion and a narrow forward portion, the narrow portion lhavingJ a narrow restricted opening therein-of less widthA than the wide portion, a removable exible pad member mounted within said casing and having a wide portion and a narrow restricted portion. the pad member when flexed being insertable through said restricted opening and lying nat and fitting snugly within said casing when inserted in said casing, the wide portion of the pad member being wider than the restricted opening,

of the casing thereby providing means for holding the pad member against accidental removal from said casing while at the same time being forcibly removable through said opening when the pad member is flexed.

4. An article of the class described comprising a triangularly-shaped casing having converging side portions, the casing having a transversely-extending restricted opening located inwardiy of the normal apex of the converging side portions, the casing having a rear portion of greater Width than the restricted opening, the side portions diverging toward said` rear portion of greater transverse width than the transverseiy-extending restricted opening, and a triangu-l larly-shaped removable pad member fitted into said casing through said restricted opening, the pad member having side portions converging toward the restricted opening and diverging'toward the rear portion, the side portions of the pad member fitting snugly against the side portions of the casing within the casing to lsupport the pad member within the casing against acci` dental removal from the casing when the pad member is carried in the casing.

5. An article of the class described comprising a triangularly-shaped casing having converging side portions, the casing having a transverselythe casing having a rear portion of greater width than the restricted opening, the side portions diverging toward said rear portion of greater transverse width than the transversely-extending restricted opening, and a triangularly-shaped removable pad member fitted into said casing through said restricted opening, the pad member having side portions converging toward the restricted opening and diverging toward the rear portion, the side portions of the pad member fitting ,snugly against` the side portions of the casing within the casing to support the pad mem- Vber within the casing against accidental removal 4 v from the casing when the pad member is carried in the'casing, the pad member and casing being a triangularly-shaped casing having converging side portions, the casing having. a transverselythe casing having a rear portion oi greater width than the restricted opening, the side portions diverging toward said rear portion oi greater transverse width than the transversely-extending restricted opening, and a triangularly-shaped removable pad member fitted into said casing through said restricted opening, the pad member having side portions converging toward the restricted opening and diverging toward the rear portion, the side portions o! the pad member fitting snugly against the side portions of the casing within the casing to support the pad member within the casing against accidental removal from the casing when the pad member is carried in the casing, the pad member and casing being flexible in a manner whereby the rear portion of the pad member may be folded back upon thepad member to reduce the transverse area oi' the pad member to facilitate the removal of the pad member from said casing through the restricted opening of the casing, the pad member having a pointed apex normally projecting through the restricted opening of the casing when the pad member and casing are assembled.

OSA E. JAY:

ELAINE GILDERSLEEVE.

REFEENcEs CITED The following references are of record in the tile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,258,937 Nielsen Oct. 14, 1941 2,365,280 Lahm Dec. 19, 1944 2,329,496 Walco 1 Sept. 14, 1943 20 2,345,527 Bayes March 28, 1944 

